Telia pays the last tranche related to the corruption case in Uzbekistan

The Telia Telecommunication Corporation has paid $208.5 million to the Dutch prosecutor's office for an investigation launched into the corruption case in Uzbekistan. It was reported on the official website of Telia.

According to the company, all financial obligations have been met in accordance with the Global Compact Agreements.

It should be recalled that the conflict began several years ago. At that time, Telia had reportedly transferred about $800 million on fraudulent accounts owned by Gulnara Karimova in order to have a business opportunity in the country from 2004 to 2012. Law enforcement bodies of the Netherlands and the United States have begun to investigate the state of Telia's entry into Uzbekistan since 2014, which took place in 2007. The company was fined €1.25 billion in 2016.

In 2017, the company agreed to pay a fine of $965 million within the framework of the Agreement on lifting charges in cooperation with the authorities of the USA and the Netherlands.

In December 2018, Telia sold its stake in Ucell to the State Competition Committee for $215 million.

Earlier, MTS made a statement on the case of "bribes in Uzbekistan".